苹果为员工设 AI 使用每日预算，部分工程师额度从 300 美元降至 200 美元
Apple is Putting Employees on an AI Budget
苹果正在限制员工使用 AI 以控制成本，10 月起将部分工程师的每日 AI 支出上限从 300 美元下调至 200 美元，部分工程师的每日额度可能进一步降至 100 美元。工程以外的许多团队已有 100 美元日限额，部分团队可能被限制在 25 美元，苹果要求一些团队改用更便宜的模型或转向端侧 AI，需要更高预算的员工可向高管申请。苹果允许员工使用 Claude、ChatGPT、Gemini 等模型，有员工向 Bloomberg 表示很少有人用满 300 美元日限额，因此节省的金额可能有限。
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Apple is curtailing employee AI use to cut costs, reports Bloomberg. In October, Apple limited some engineers to $200 per day for AI spending, down from $300.
More cuts could be coming, with daily allowances for some engineers dropping to $100. Many groups outside engineering already have a $100 daily limit, but some teams could have their spending capped at $25. Apple is asking some teams to use less expensive models or switch to on-device AI. Employees who need a bigger budget will be able to ask executives for an increase.
Engineers at Apple have the largest budgets because using AI for coding can consume a large number of tokens. Apple lets employees use Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and other models. Some Apple employees told Bloomberg that few were using their full $300 daily limit, so the savings may be small.
Apple has also hired outside productivity consultants for some divisions. Combined with the AI cost cuts, the reviews have fueled worries about possible restructuring.
Apple CEO John Ternus took over on September 1, and he reportedly wants to reduce corporate hierarchy and bloat to accomplish more with fewer people.